Space Doctrine Publication 3.0, crafted by STARCOM, provides baseline definitions for offensive, defensive, and “mobility and logistics” ops.
By Theresa HitchensThe Red Skies exercise will focus on “mission planning and execution using orbital warfare modeling and simulation techniques” rather than actual live training — for now.
By Theresa Hitchens and Lee FerranThe Space Force’s newest operational unit, Delta 15 stood up in March and that supports Space Command’s “protect and defend” mission, will be based at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs.
By Theresa HitchensAmong the exercise scenarios, Red Skies will look at how Space Force operators will handle threatening close approaches by adversary satellites.
By Theresa Hitchens“I can’t give you the specific numbers yet, but we are investing in developing what I’m loosely calling an operational test and training infrastructure,” Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters at a roundtable today.
By Theresa Hitchens“[If] I put a Guardian in a simulator, simulator, simulator and then put them on the ops floor live to fly GPS or communication satellite or any of the space capabilities, is that the best preparation?” Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton asked.
By Jaspreet GillBlack Skies will be followed later this year by the Red Skies exercise focused on “orbital warfare,” STARCOM Commander Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton said. Next year, the Blue Skies exercise will focus on cyber warfare.
By Theresa HitchensThe 36-member Texas congressional delegation wants Kendall to reopen the bid process to allow all 50 states to compete, not just those with Space Force bases.
By Theresa Hitchens“We absolutely believe we will save money,” said Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. DT Thompson. Other military departments are looking into a similar approach, another Space Force officer said.
By Theresa HitchensSpace Force can’t simply “carve out a piece of real estate” on orbit for live testing and training, explains STARCOM head Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton.
By Theresa Hitchens“Comms, data relay, remote sensing, and even ISR and some other things — [these] capabilities are increasingly available in the commercial market,” Space Force deputy Lt. Gen. DT Thompson said today.
By Theresa Hitchens“We’ve decided that the topic is important enough and unique enough that we need a group of people who understand it down to its most fundamental levels.”
By Theresa Hitchens“While we will extend and defend America’s competitive advantage in peacetime, the ultimate measure of our readiness is the ability to prevail should war initiate in, or extend to space,” the new Chief of Space Operations (CSO) Planning Guidance says.
By Theresa Hitchens